How to turn your art practice into a business
I didn’t set out to turn my art into a business. Instead, I ended up here by way of a winding path. But I’ve learned a lot on the journey, and as I shared my experiences with my friend, so will I share them here. This guide will cover how to prepare yourself to think about your art as a way to earn a living, how to go about setting up a business, and how to try to make it all work. I hope you find it useful.
Written by Carissa Potter with illustrations by Carissa Potter
Carissa Potter is a visual artist whose prints and small-scale objects reflect her hopeless romanticism through an investigation into public and private intimacy. Carissa received her MFA from SFAI in 2010, and just published her second book, It’s OK To Feel Things Deeply with Chronicle Books. Carissa is also a founding member of Colpa Press and founder of People I’ve Loved. She lives in Oakland, California.